POV: you’re a T. rex. Is that a second sun? · Chicxulub
You're a T. rex. Is that a second sun? · Chicxulub
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The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, 66 million years ago: you're a T. rex in what's now Montana, and a new star keeps getting brighter.
Time & Space · Ep. 4
Visuals are AI reconstructions; research & narration by Eli. Sources in the pinned comment.
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Sources and further reading are listed in the full story: Chicxulub: The Asteroid That Ended the Age of Dinosaurs
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Chicxulub: The Asteroid That Ended the Age of Dinosaurs
About 66 million years ago a city-sized asteroid hit the Yucatán, triggering the impact winter that wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs and three-quarters of life on Earth.
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